The English College, Dubai is a non-selective

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for pupils between the ages of 4 and 18 years. The English College follows the

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and has 1,480 students from a variety of nationalities. The premises are located in the

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and house a swimming pool, sports hall, two libraries,

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field,

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court, art studio and a Sixth Form common room.

History

The English College, Dubai is an independent school which was opened on April 1, 1992. In January 2019, the English College merged with Manor Primary School and became an

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: Primary school (FS1 to Year 6), and Secondary school (Year 7 to Year 13).

School rating

The

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(KHDA) is an educational quality assurance authority based in Dubai that undertakes early learning, school, and higher learning institution management and inspections for which it then publishes comprehensive reports. KHDA has awarded The English College, Dubai a ranking of "Very Good" in terms of overall performance for the last two consecutive years.

References

External links

The English College, Dubai website

AQA website
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